It would also be advisable to have knowledge of the appropriate clauses of the following:

Roads Act 1993

Public Works Act 1912

Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991

Petroleum (Offshore) Act 1982 and Regulations

Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 and Regulations

Pipelines Act 1967 and Regulations

Legislation can be viewed and downloaded from www.legislation.nsw.gov.au, a service provided by the NSW Parliamentary Counsels Office. Legislation can also be downloaded at www.austlii.edu.au the site of the Australian Legal Information Institute (AustLII), which provides free access to Australian legal materials.

Survey and drafting directions - Coal mines

The survey and drafting directions on the Department of Industry and Resources and Energy website are to be followed by all mining surveyors in all open cut and underground operations. Issued by the Surveyor General on the advice of the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information, they provide for the hardcopy and digital recording, storage and preparation of the Mine Workings Plan and Mine Record Tracing.